From time to time I take pictures of Rome, the place where I was born. Through them, I would like to share my personal Imago Urbis ("Picture of Rome").
When in Rome next time, feel free to use this site as a sort of visual tourist guide to discover a few unusual viewpoints.

27 December 2005

The external side of the Aurelian Walls near Porta Pinciana, once bordering vineyards, in the heavy trafic of corso Italia in a wet December morning. The Walls were built by Emperor Aurelius around 275 AD and later reinforced to defend the city from invasions.

23 December 2005

Cars, bikes and students in front of the Department of Computer and Systems Science in via Salaria. Behind the wall, a secondary building of Villa Albani park. Created during the first half of the 18th century for Cardinal Alessandro Albani, the park is now the property of the Torlonia family.

20 December 2005

Lemon trees in Villa Borghese secret gardens protected with paper foils. Sub-zero temperatures are common in December, so the recently rebuilt secret gardens, originally created by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 17th century, keep many gardeners busy every day.